Book Review: Mona Lisa Overdrive

I didn't care much for William Gibson's Neuromancer 12 years ago, but I thought that was partly because I hadn't rightly prepared my mind for it. Besides, this threequel was popular enough to lend its title to two songs and an album (three parties total). When I saw it on a giveaway shelf, I wondered: Would I like it considerably better than the first entry or not?

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In the interest of chasing a gritty adult book with something kid-friendly, I've started Catherynne M. Valente's The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. How appropriate to begin and, I predict, end in September, which is the protagonist's name.